I'm buying a new yixing...
Basically I was wondering what you all might be able to recommend me. I'v looked on a couple websites I know but I am positive there are other websites that I don't know. I'm looking to spend somewhere between $20-$40 on one and my main concern is that it pours well and does not drip.
Apr 5th, '08, 22:51
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I have been consistently satisfied with inexpensive pots I have bought from Yunnan Sourcing on ebay. Everyplace else I have shopped has been either more expensive or less reliable or both (not that I have tried everyplace there is!)
If you are uncomfortable with ebay, you could email Scott directly. If you tell him what size and what kind of teas, he may also be able to suggest a specific pot(s) within your price range.
If you are uncomfortable with ebay, you could email Scott directly. If you tell him what size and what kind of teas, he may also be able to suggest a specific pot(s) within your price range.
Apr 6th, '08, 03:59
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Another happy E-bay camper here. I just bought another one from Ebay and got it today. The seller is chineseteapotgallery. His prices are nice, his shipping extremely fast (2 days from TX to GA) and the pots seem like good quality to me. Most are on the small side, so be sure to read the descriptions well to see how many oz. each pot holds...
This is the one I got today:
EW
This is the one I got today:
EW
Re: I'm buying a new yixing...
[quote="PolyhymnianMuse"]my main concern is that it pours well and does not drip.[/
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Good lid fit and pouring affect your brewing style, but pay more attention to the clay, i.e. your health
As you live in USA, I would recommend slightly high end for you from Rishi.
The vendor of those pots is from Taiwan if I ain't wrong. Somehow the quality control over food products and utensils there is far more strict than in mainland.
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Good lid fit and pouring affect your brewing style, but pay more attention to the clay, i.e. your health
As you live in USA, I would recommend slightly high end for you from Rishi.
The vendor of those pots is from Taiwan if I ain't wrong. Somehow the quality control over food products and utensils there is far more strict than in mainland.
I don't know, but I safely wish the price was little higher. Yixing itself in China isn't pricey. But how it is sold outside China goes up to 10 times more than its original price. So I assume, the price and a credit of seller should meet the condition.
From what I been searching the internet. JingTeaShop seemed to have alright teapots in my opinion(I don't work for it), though I am not an expert.
The Chinese say, yixing teapot has to fit 3 category.
First, water should be poured into a cup without bothering fast and quick.
Second, water should stop anytime you want to. For example, when you pour the water, block the hole of the lid with your finger. Water should be stopped without a drop.
Third, when you pour the water, water should not be leaked from the lid.
These are basic 3 things that meets for worth-using yixing teapot.
And don't miss out the clay. The clay water doesn't dry out quickly isn't yixing clay afterall.
From what I been searching the internet. JingTeaShop seemed to have alright teapots in my opinion(I don't work for it), though I am not an expert.
The Chinese say, yixing teapot has to fit 3 category.
First, water should be poured into a cup without bothering fast and quick.
Second, water should stop anytime you want to. For example, when you pour the water, block the hole of the lid with your finger. Water should be stopped without a drop.
Third, when you pour the water, water should not be leaked from the lid.
These are basic 3 things that meets for worth-using yixing teapot.
And don't miss out the clay. The clay water doesn't dry out quickly isn't yixing clay afterall.